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TRIGGER WARNING, July 27th, 7:30PM. $12 general admission and $8 concession. An evening of fearless queer video art curated by international curator Coral Short. Followed by an open dialogue with artists and curator facilitated by Gwen Haworth.
www.queerartsfestival.com/events/category/events/asl/
** ASL INTERPRETATION NOTICE **
Kiss & Tell, July 25th, 7:30PM. Roundhouse Community Centre. By donation. Co-Presented with Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture. Notorious Vancouver collective Kiss & Tell’s first public appearance together in 13 years.
www.queerartsfestival.com/events/category/events/asl/
**ASL INTERPRETATION NOTICE**
Queerotica, July 24th, 7:30PM. By donation. Anti-censorship readings curated by Ray Hsu.
July 18, 2015
Position: Employment Counselor / Case Manager
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) is a non-profit, social service agency serving the needs of d/Deaf, Deaf Blind, Deafened and Hard of Hearing individuals and their families on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. We are currently seeking an experienced, dynamic and energetic person for a Employment Counselor / Case Manager position in our Victoria office.
Under the WorkBC Employment Program of BC (EPBC), IDHHC Employment Counselor / Case Manager assess client skills and career goals and provide one-to-one support in developing a detailed action plan to reach employment objectives. This position helps assess vocational and training opportunities for clients of the organization and supports clients in learning duties and associated behaviors that lend themselves to obtaining and retaining employment. Duties will also include development of customized employment, employment planning, job search, job placement on site support and job maintenance.
This position is supervised by the Manager – Community Services and Executive Director.
Qualifications include: Degree or diploma or certification in a related social service field; completion of college/ vocational or technical training or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Three to five years’ experience in the area of employment counseling and case management; or three year’s previous direct program delivery experience with a target client group with a demonstrated working knowledge of specific community based programs / vocational counseling / placement experience with individuals with disabilities required. Must have proficient written and spoken English as well as strong computer database skills and ICM experience is a strong asset. Preferred candidates will have knowledge of Deaf culture, hearing loss and its implications; as well those with American Sign Language skills are strongly preferred. A valid BC Driver’s License is required.
Complete job description available at http://www.idhhc.ca?
Remuneration will depend on experience.?
Closing date: Applications will be accepted until July 29th 2015 or until the position is filled.
Only those short listed will be contacted.
Please submit resume with cover letter to:
Executive Director, Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
#201-754 Broughton St, Victoria, BC V8W 1E1
or fax: (250) 592-8199 or e-mail: idhcc@idhhc.ca
September 11th, 2015- September 13th, 2015
Ness Lake Bible Camp- Prince George, BC
Cost: $150 per family!
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: August 19, 2015
Includes a Workshop: Services and emotional/mental health and hard of hearing students.
with Special Guest, Lisa Meneian, of Provincial Outreach Program Deaf & Hard of Hearing &a Special Guest from the Deaf Wellbeing Program!
Returning guests: Alayna and Roger from Provincial Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services!
See Flyer for more details: Adventure Camp Flyer 2015
For more information: Please email pgdeaf@telus.net or phone 250-563-2425.
Online Registration and Payment click HERE
We welcome new members and volunteers. Please email pgdeaf@telus.net for more information.
Board of Directors
President: Debra Moffatt
Vice-President: Tara Gauthier
Secretary: Sheryl Wiebe
Treasurer: Terri Dauvin
Other Board Members: Renate Pidherny, Jennifer McLachlan, Shaunna Douglas
Individuals can register at http://www.fndc.ca/campregistration
Come explore FAT POLITICS in all its intersectional glory! Join us for an exciting and transformative week of workshops, and learn about resisting fat oppression and integrating fat politics into your life and your activism!
Come to one workshop, or come to as many as you’d like! We know it’s a long week, and not everyone will be able to attend every workshop. We do ask that all participants attend all day on August 8th for the welcome session and the Fat Politics 101 workshop. (Exceptions can be made for participants who have attended a fat politics workshop before and who have a basic understanding of intersectional anti-oppression theory. Please indicate during registration if you will not be attending the Fat Politics 101 workshop and let us know about your experience with fat politics and intersectional anti-oppression)
Most events will be held at SFU Burnaby, on unceded Coast Salish Territories. Based on our current knowledge, this includes the territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, Stó:lo & Tsleil-Waututh nations. Locations of any other events will be announced as the locations are confirmed.
Workshop topics include: Healthism; Colonialism; Racialization; Classism; Ableism; Sexism; Sexuality; Self-Care; Food Justice; and More! See below for the workshop schedule.
Each workshop is admission by donation, with a suggested sliding scale donation of $0-$20 (cash or cheques made out to “SFPIRG” are accepted). No one is turned away due to lack of funds. Donations go directly towards accessibility expenses (i.e. dependent care and transportation subsidies) and honoraria for workshop presenters. If you have the resources and capacity, please consider donating to help ensure that Fat Camp is more accessible for everyone! If you are able and would like to donate more, that’s okay, too!
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Workshop and Event Schedule
Saturday August 8th – 10am – 5pm
– Morning – Welcome and Intros
– Afternoon – Fat Politics 101
Sunday August 9th
– 10am-1pm – Health/Healthism/Medicalization and Health Myths *** Including “Navigating Healthcare Systems like a Boss” with Shilo George! ***
– 2pm-5pm – Understanding Fat Science
Monday August 10th
– 10am – 5pm – Fatness in a Context of Colonialism and Racialization *** Including “Body Sovereignty: Embodying the Intersections of Fatness, Queerness, and Indigeneity” with Shilo George! ***
– 6pm – 10pm – Mad Fat Diary Viewing Extravaganza
Tuesday August 11th
– 10am – 3:30pm – Fatness in a Context of Capitalism and Classism
– 4pm – 9pm – Games and social time, including a Fat Camp Swim Party!
Wednesday August 12th
– 10am-1pm – Fatness and Ableism
– 2pm-5pm – Fat Law and Public Policy
Thursday August 13th
– 10am-1pm – Fatness in a context of Cisism, Heterosexism and Sexism
– 2pm-5pm – Sexuality and Relationships
Friday August 14th
– 10am-1pm – Food Politics, Food Justice, Fatness and Eating
– 2pm-5pm – Caring for Our Bodies/Practical Body Love
Saturday August 15th
– 10am-1pm – Allyship as Resistance
– 10pm-2am – DANCE PARTY! More info to come
Sunday August 16th – 10am – 5pm
– 10am-1pm – Shame and Healing
– 2pm-5pm – Closing
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Accessibility Info
SFPIRG and our community partners and organizers are committed to creating accessible programming and events, including every workshop and event in Fat Camp!
All events will be held in wheelchair/scooter accessible venues with access to accessible washrooms nearby. Gender-neutral washrooms are also available within 1 to 5 minute distance from each venue. We are also aiming to have a variety of seating options available at each event.
In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, bus tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please indicate during registration if you will require either subsidy.
While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!
(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.com/howtogofragrancefree.html,http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15, http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html)
All workshops and events are nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event spaces in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.
If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know during registration.
ASL interpretation has been booked for all of the Fat Camp workshops! Deadline for ASL registration is July 22nd. Any workshops that do not require ASL will have the ASL interpretation cancelled. A team of 4 ASL interpreters have been booked to cover all of the workshops: Sara MacFayden, Lisa McCarron, Laine Le Vecque and Amanda Noiles.
Some folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, fluorescent lights, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus, including in Fat Camp workshop spaces. In order to reduce EMF exposure, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible. We will also have a designated area in each workshop space for folks with EMF sensitivities and folks who are willing to turn off their cellphones during the workshops. Folks who need to keep cellphones on (for work, for emergency contacts, etc.) will be asked not to sit in the EMF-reduced area.
If there is any other way we can make Fat Camp more accessible for you, please let us know during registration!
DECISION I find that Dr. Dunkley’s complaint of discrimination is justified against UBC and PHC and order remedies accordingly.
http://www.bchrt.gov.bc.ca/decisions/2015/pdf/jun/100_Dunkley_v_UBC_and_another_2015_BCHRT_100.pdf
People who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard-of-Hearing or Speech Impaired (DHHSI) and live in specific communities of B.C. can communicate with 9-1-1 operators using a special text service called Text with 9-1-1 (T9-1-1). To help teach people about this critical service, we hope you will share our public education materials by posting the following link to your website: http://ecomm911.ca/calling-911/T911system.php.
There are important things DHHSI persons need to know to use T9-1-1:
1. They must pre-register their cellphone with their cellphone company (e.g. TELUS, Rogers, Bell). Visit this website to register:www.textwith911.ca
2. They must have a cellphone that can make voice calls and send/receive texts. If they are not sure if their cellphone can do both, they should check with their cellphone company (e.g. TELUS, Rogers, Bell).
3. Call from an area where T9-1-1 is available. They should visit this website for a full list of communities where the service is available:www.textwith911.ca
4. In an emergency, they must first dial 9-1-1 like any other caller to establish a voice connection – this is the only way a text session can start.
To help DHHSI persons and their families understand how T9-1-1 works, we have lots of information on our website which we hope you will share. We have a special guide and step-by-step video in American Sign Language that shows how to register, how to make a 9-1-1 call and what will happen when a DHHSI person dials 9-1-1 from their registered cellphone.
It is important that people take time to learn how T9-1-1 works. DHHSI persons need to register their cellphones now, before they have to use T9-1-1 in an emergency. Registration is also available to hearing family members whose cellphones may be used in an emergency.
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